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GATE exam 2026 which will be held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026. This year the GATE exam will be conducted by IIT Guwahati. The exam will be held at the various examination centres in India and outside India. The GATE notification date has already been released in September 2025, with important details such as registration details, syllabus, exam pattern, exam centres, etc. The GATE exam opens the door for the candidates to get recruited in various PSUs that consider the GATE scores. Also, the candidates who want to go for Masters’s and Doctoral programs in Technology, Architecture, and Engineering.
GATE Exam Notification
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Language of examination | English |
| Duration | 3 Hours* |
| Number of papers (Subjects) | 30 test papers |
| Sections | General Aptitude (GA) + Candidate's Selected Subject(s) |
| Type of Questions | (a) Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) (b) Multiple Select Question (MSQ) (c) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
| Testing of abilities | (a) Recall (b) Comprehension (c) Application (d) Analysis & Synthesis |
| Distribution of Marks in all Papers EXCEPT papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL | General Aptitude: 15 marks Engineering Mathematics**: 13 marks Subject Questions: 72 marks Total: 100 marks (**XE includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks) |
| Distribution of Marks in papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GE, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL | General Aptitude: 15 marks Subject Questions: 85 marks Total: 100 marks |
| Marking Scheme | Questions carry either 1 mark or 2 marks |
| Negative Marking | For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking. For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions. There is no partial marking in MSQ. |
GATE notification For paper code
| Paper Code | General Aptitude (GA) Marks | Subject: Compulsory Section | Subject: Optional Section(s) | Total Marks | Total Time (Minutes) |
| AE, AG, BM, BT, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, ES, IN, ME, MN, MT, NM, PE, PI, TF | 15 | 85 | -- | 100 | 180 |
| CY, DA, EY, MA, PH, ST | 15 | 85 | -- | 100 | 180 |
| AR | 15 | 60 | 25 | 100 | 180 |
| GE | 15 | 55 | 30 | 100 | 180 |
| GG | 15 | 25 | 60 | 100 | 180 |
| XE | 15 | 15 | 2 x 35 | 100 | 180 |
| XH | 15 | 25 | 60 | 100 | 180 |
| XL | 15 | 25 | 2 x 30 | 100 | 180 |
PSUs Cut- Off for GATE Exam Update
| Branch / Discipline | Recommended Safe Score (General Category) | Top PSUs / Opportunities |
| Computer Science (CS) | 850 – 880 | IOCL, ONGC, HPCL, BARC |
| Electronics & Communication (EC) | 820 – 850 | BHEL, NTPC, DRDO, BEL |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | 800 – 850 | Power Grid, NTPC, IOCL |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 780 – 820 | ONGC, IOCL, GAIL, BHEL |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | 750 – 800 | NBCC, EIL, SAIL, NHAI |
| Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | 760 – 800 | HPCL, GAIL, BARC |
| Chemical Engineering (CH) | 720 – 760 | IOCL, GAIL, HPCL |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | 700 – 740 | SAIL, BHEL, RINL |
| Production / Industrial (PI) | 720 – 750 | BHEL, IOCL |
| Environmental Engineering (ES) | 700 – 740 | NPCIL, EIL, GAIL |
IITs MTech Cut-Off for GATE exam latest notification
| Approximate GATE Score Ranges (General Category) | ||
| Branch | Top IITs | Newer IITs |
| CSE / DS / AI / ML | 750 - 850+ | 650 - 750+ |
| EE / ECE / VLSI / Instrumentation | 700 - 800+ | 600 - 700+ |
| ME / Thermal / Design / Manufacturing | 680 - 780+ | 580 - 680+ |
| CE / Structural / Environmental | 650 - 750+ | 550 - 650+ |
| Chemical Engineering | 600 - 700+ | 500 - 600+ |
GATE exam latest notification - Cut-off marks
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| QUALIFYING MARKS | TOPPERS MARKS | |||||
| GEN | OBC | SC/ST/PH | RANK | MARKS | SCORE | |
| CE | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 | 1 | 89.02 | 1000 |
| ME | 35.8 | 32.2 | 23.8 | 1 | 95.33 | 1000 |
| EE | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 1 | 81.67 | 1000 |
| EC | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 1 | 82.67 | 1000 |
| CS | 29.2 | 26.2 | 19.4 | 1 | 100 | 1000 |
| DA | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 | 1 | 96.33 | 1000 |
| CH | 27.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 | 1 | 75.33 | 1000 |
GATE Notification 2026 TWO-PAPER COMBINATIONS
Table 1 gives the codes of test papers allowed as the second paper for the candidate’s choice of the first paper, GATE exam update.
| Code of the First Paper | Code of the Second Paper | Code of the First Paper | Code of the Second Paper |
| AE | CE, ME, XE | GG | GE |
| AG | CE | IN | BM, EC, EE, ME |
| AR | CE, GE | MA | CS, DA, PH, ST |
| BM | BT, IN | ME | AE, DA, IN, NM, PI, XE |
| BT | BM, XL | MN | - |
| CE | AE, AG, AR, ES, GE, NM, XE | MT | XE |
| CH | ES, PE, XE | NM | CE, ME |
| CS | DA, EC, GE, MA, PH, ST | PE | CH |
| CY | XE, XL | PH | CS, DA, EC, EE, MA, XE |
| DA | CS, EC, EE, MA, ME, PH, ST, XE | PI | ME, XE |
| EC | CS, DA, EE, IN, PH | ST | CS, DA, MA, XH |
| EE | DA, EC, IN, PH | TF | - |
| ES | CE, CH, GE | XE | AE, CE, CH, CY, DA, ME, MT, PH, PI |
| EY | XL | XH | ST |
| GE | AR, CE, CS, ES, GG | XL | BT, CY, EY |
GATE Exam 2026 Admit Card - GATE Exam notification
The GATE exam 2026 hall ticket will be issued to the candidates in online mode.
The candidates will be able to download the hall ticket with the help of their login credentials which is their enrollment ID and the password.
The GATE 2026 hall ticket consists of various details such as the name of the candidate, exam date, the timing of the exam, the shift of the exam, roll number, etc.
Without showing the GATE Exam hall ticket, the candidate will not be allowed to enter the exam centre.
GATE Exam 2026 Result - GATE Exam latest notification
IIT Guwahati will announce the GATE exam 2026 result on March, 2026, on the official website.
The candidates will be able to download the same only from the official website.
For that, they will have to use their login credentials to check the result and download the scorecard.
The GATE exam update result consists of the details such as roll number of candidate, name, their rank, scores, obtained marks, etc.
Preparation Tips for GATE Exam Update
The GATE exam is one of the hardest exams to crack.
The candidates who want to take admission to IITs/IISc, or want to get a job in the PSUs should be well prepared for it.
Below, we have mentioned the tips to crack the GATE exam update with good scores.
Start preparation a bit early. It will help you in planning the strategies and getting the important study material for the GATE.
Understand the complete syllabus and GATE exam pattern so that you can cover the maximum topics and get the time for revision too.
Keep following the previous year’s trends to solve the papers and revisions. This will help you to understand how subjects are weighted and then cover those topics first who have more weightage in the exam.
Create a timetable and follow it till the end of the exam.
Set goals and achieve them one by one. Plan for daily, weekly and monthly revisions.
Solve more mock tests and analyse the preparation level.
